Hercules, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

1201 caps the total curb space reserved this way at one-half of the total curb length in any block. The Director of Public Works marks commercial loading zones with yellow paint on the top and face of the curb and passenger loading zones with white paint, or posts signs stating the restriction and hours where zones apply only during specified times. m. (Sundays and holidays excepted), capped at 20 consecutive minutes; white zones are limited to passenger loading or mail drop-off, capped at 5 consecutive minutes during the same hours, with hotel, mailbox, and theater fronts held to the restriction around the clock or while the theater is open.

1203 confirms that loading-zone privileges apply only to commercial vehicles for freight (20-minute cap) and to any vehicle picking up or dropping off passengers and baggage (5-minute cap), never to a vehicle stopped merely to make a purchase. 1206 make it unlawful to stand in a commercial or passenger loading zone, or in any alley, for any purpose besides loading or unloading. Enforcement runs through the Department of Public Safety Services, which issues parking citations for overstays or improper use.